Comparison

Climb with Crux vs WOD Clock

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Climb with Crux

This app uses AI to help you set and share climbing routes on spray walls and home walls. It also allows you to discover beta, track your progress, and record training notes. Find climbs at your gym and improve your performance.

Highlights
  • AI-powered hold highlighting
  • Set and share spray wall climbs
  • Home wall support
  • Browse gym climbs
  • Find and share beta
  • Track climbing progress
  • Record training notes
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Crux lets you set and share spray wall and home wall climbs with AI, find beta, and track your progress all in one place! ◀ Set spray wall climbs with AI ▶ Use our AI-powered hold highlighting technology to set and share spray wall problems. Just snap a photo and start setting. ◀ Effortless spray wall resets ▶ Never worry about updating your spray wall app again! Climbers can simply take a photo of the new set and Crux will automatically detect the holds. ◀ Home wall support ▶ We support home walls too! Use Crux to set climbs with AI hold highlighting, browse your catalog of climbs, and track your progress. ◀ Browse climbs at your gym ▶ We keep a directory of the climbs at your gym so you’ll never be bored. Search climbs by grade, style, setter, popularity, and more. ◀ Find beta, send projects ▶ Find the beta that will help you unlock the next grade. Share your unique beta to inspire others. ◀ Track your progress ▶ Keep track of your sends and see how you progress over time. Identify your strengths and weaknesses to help you train. ◀ Record notes ▶ Write down beta for the next session and keep training notes all in one place.

About

WOD Clock

Features
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Train, don't babysit the clock. WOD Clock is a minimalist workout timer with a voice in your corner: it counts you in (3-2-1), announces every round, calls half-time, warns before intervals end, and finishes with a proper "Well done!". Everything is free: • AMRAP — max rounds in a time window, with sets • For Time — race the clock, optional time cap • EMOM — every :30 / 1:00 / 1:30 / 2:00 / 3:00, any length • Tabata — classic 20/10 × 8 or any work/rest, with sets • Stopwatch — plain and simple • Four visual styles — Brutal, Retro Sport, Terminal, Dzen — chosen at first launch, switchable anytime • Huge digits readable across the box • Voice cues in English and Ukrainian — follows your app language • Lock screen & Dynamic Island — the live timer with pause/stop right there, painted in your style; sounds keep playing in the background • Apple Watch app — a standalone timer on your wrist with the same voice cues and haptics • Workout log: results, round splits, notes, monthly summaries • Named presets for one-tap starts • MIX — chain AMRAP, Tabata, work & rest blocks into one custom flow and repeat it • PARTNER — relay mode for 2–4 athletes with per-partner voice callouts and separate results No ads. No subscriptions. No in-app purchases. Fully offline. No account. No tracking. Your data never leaves your phone.

Screenshots

Climb with Crux4 screens
WOD Clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: WOD Clock at every 10 days against Climb with Crux's every 3 months. Climb with Crux's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Climb with Crux ships an update every 3 months, WOD Clock every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Climb with Crux versus WOD Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClimb with CruxWOD Clock
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (17 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews90.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings17 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNathaniel WoodthorpeSARGAS AGENCY OU

In-app purchases

None

Climb with Crux

No in-app purchases

None

WOD Clock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Climb with Crux free?
Climb with Crux is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WOD Clock free?
WOD Clock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Climb with Crux or WOD Clock have ads?
Neither Climb with Crux nor WOD Clock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Climb with Crux or WOD Clock?
Climb with Crux ships an update every 3 months, and WOD Clock every 10 days. Most recently, Climb with Crux was updated on October 24, 2026 and WOD Clock on October 8, 2026.

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